Comments on: The Innovation – Communication Connection: Why So Many Great Ideas Get Shot Down – And What You Can Do About It http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ Unleashing Innovation Through New Ideas Thu, 12 May 2011 10:40:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Annie http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Annie Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:14:42 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-506 Reinventing Europe means moving from a knowledge society to an innovation society. For citizens, this means releasing the potential of a broad range of ideas to solve real problems, to find real solutions. Innovation often happens when people from different backgrounds and countries put their ideas together to create new solutions. This new EU clip shows how you could reinvent Europe through innovation. Watch it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1T-9uhIMwI Reinventing Europe means moving from a knowledge society to an innovation society. For citizens, this means releasing the potential of a broad range of ideas to solve real problems, to find real solutions. Innovation often happens when people from different backgrounds and countries put their ideas together to create new solutions. This new EU clip shows how you could reinvent Europe through innovation. Watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1T-9uhIMwI

]]> By: William http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-501 William Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:15:41 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-501 Very good article. I call this aligning your content, intention and delivery. If you've got those handled, you can have tremendous impact. Under number 1, people can sabotage the presentation when their intention may have nothing to do with presenting the idea. For example, they may think they are trying to convince the other person that their idea is the best, when their real intention is to get the other person to like them, or simply to get the presentation over with. There are deeper intentions that may not be readily apparent but can have a profound effect on the presentation!! Very good article. I call this aligning your content, intention and delivery. If you’ve got those handled, you can have tremendous impact. Under number 1, people can sabotage the presentation when their intention may have nothing to do with presenting the idea. For example, they may think they are trying to convince the other person that their idea is the best, when their real intention is to get the other person to like them, or simply to get the presentation over with. There are deeper intentions that may not be readily apparent but can have a profound effect on the presentation!!

]]> By: Larry http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Larry Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:09:35 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-493 Great article. Understanding individual communication styles makes a big difference in crafting presentations. Great article. Understanding individual communication styles makes a big difference in crafting presentations.

]]> By: admin http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-472 admin Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:32:28 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-472 Thanks for such a thoughtful reply. We have no data to support the notion, but decades of practical experience and personal observation. And while you're right, many ideas are rejected simply because they're bad, many good ones die a rapid death because the people serving them up are incapable of accurately and persuasively representing their essence, power and most important, benefits. Surely a masterful communicator (like most politicians - and specifically, no matter how you may feel about his performance, our current President) is capable of inspiring action on the part of an audience. A decision-maker is no different. Does a well-crafted commercial drive sales? Does a well-executed film inspire emotion? Like it or not, the ability to connect with an audience and clearly demonstrate the relevance and value TO THEM of an idea will more consistently result in that audience supporting and championing the idea. It becomes "theirs." Thanks for such a thoughtful reply. We have no data to support the notion, but decades of practical experience and personal observation. And while you’re right, many ideas are rejected simply because they’re bad, many good ones die a rapid death because the people serving them up are incapable of accurately and persuasively representing their essence, power and most important, benefits. Surely a masterful communicator (like most politicians – and specifically, no matter how you may feel about his performance, our current President) is capable of inspiring action on the part of an audience. A decision-maker is no different. Does a well-crafted commercial drive sales? Does a well-executed film inspire emotion? Like it or not, the ability to connect with an audience and clearly demonstrate the relevance and value TO THEM of an idea will more consistently result in that audience supporting and championing the idea. It becomes “theirs.”

]]> By: Calvin http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Calvin Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:27:14 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-470 Most people would agree that clear and effective communication is a good thing in innovation and many other situations. The underlying assumption in this article is that good ideas are rejected but how do we know this? Is it possible that more bad ideas are rejected than good ideas? Should we count on improvements in communication to overcome this deficiency? The art of communication and persuasion has been important throughout history. We've had FDR and Winston Churchill who drew people into agreement by their use of words. Then we had Adolf Hitler and Jim Jones who also were clear communicators with different results. In the end, I think any particular idea should stand on its own merits. We count on individuals to rationally sort through questions and answers on a daily basis. I think on the balance, it works pretty well. We can suppose that someone rejects our idea just because they don't understand it but sometimes, it's just a bad idea. Most people would agree that clear and effective communication is a good thing in innovation and many other situations. The underlying assumption in this article is that good ideas are rejected but how do we know this? Is it possible that more bad ideas are rejected than good ideas? Should we count on improvements in communication to overcome this deficiency?

The art of communication and persuasion has been important throughout history. We’ve had FDR and Winston Churchill who drew people into agreement by their use of words. Then we had Adolf Hitler and Jim Jones who also were clear communicators with different results.

In the end, I think any particular idea should stand on its own merits. We count on individuals to rationally sort through questions and answers on a daily basis. I think on the balance, it works pretty well. We can suppose that someone rejects our idea just because they don’t understand it but sometimes, it’s just a bad idea.

]]> By: stan http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-466 stan Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:12:02 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-466 Create new solutions. The European Union possesses extraordinary potential for innovation.This video shows how kids could learn from the older generation and create new solutions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1T-9uhIMwI Definitely worth watching! cheers'n good luck Stan Create new solutions.
The European Union possesses extraordinary potential for innovation.This video shows how kids could learn from the older generation and create new solutions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1T-9uhIMwI
Definitely worth watching!

cheers’n good luck

Stan

]]> By: admin http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-437 admin Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:44:11 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-437 Thanks, all, for the comments. We feel this is an often overlooked topic in discussions about innovation. We see this regularly with our clients. Not only do they struggle to generate a consistent flow of quality ideas - but they are lacking in the skills required to persuasively explain those ideas when called upon to do so. Communication and presentation skills are critical to the process. Thanks, all, for the comments. We feel this is an often overlooked topic in discussions about innovation. We see this regularly with our clients. Not only do they struggle to generate a consistent flow of quality ideas – but they are lacking in the skills required to persuasively explain those ideas when called upon to do so. Communication and presentation skills are critical to the process.

]]> By: K8Peters http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-433 K8Peters Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:25:36 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-433 Very good article. I call this aligning your content, intention and delivery. If you've got those handled, you can have tremendous impact. Under number 1, people can sabotage the presentation when their intention may have nothing to do with presenting the idea. For example, they may think they are trying to convince the other person that their idea is the best, when their real intention is to get the other person to like them, or simply to get the presentation over with. There are deeper intentions that may not be readily apparent but can have a profound effect on the presentation!! Very good article. I call this aligning your content, intention and delivery. If you’ve got those handled, you can have tremendous impact. Under number 1, people can sabotage the presentation when their intention may have nothing to do with presenting the idea. For example, they may think they are trying to convince the other person that their idea is the best, when their real intention is to get the other person to like them, or simply to get the presentation over with. There are deeper intentions that may not be readily apparent but can have a profound effect on the presentation!!

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]]> By: Denny McCorkle http://smartstorming-blog.com/the-innovation-%e2%80%93-communication-connection-why-so-many-great-ideas-get-shot-down-%e2%80%93-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Denny McCorkle Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:21:25 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=453#comment-425 Thanks. Another insightful blog post worth tweeting about. @TweetRightBrain Thanks. Another insightful blog post worth tweeting about. @TweetRightBrain

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